We all know stills shouldn't be used for that kind of thing. Van Dijk gets the ball, skims off the top and catches his ankle, a yellow is about right. Ref doesn't help himself sell the decision by seeming to play on and then stopping for the FK a good few seconds later, surely it can't have been a shout over comms for a decision in the centre circle?Here's the 'not even a yellow' challenge:
Here's the 'not even a yellow' challenge:
Look at the state of Merten's ankle in the picture, does Van Dijk endanger his safety? Absolutely.We all know stills shouldn't be used for that kind of thing. Van Dijk gets the ball, skims off the top and catches his ankle, a yellow is about right. Ref doesn't help himself sell the decision by seeming to play on and then stopping for the FK a good few seconds later, surely it can't have been a shout over comms for a decision in the centre circle?
Ref's given a couple of very soft ones after that - a nothing coming together on the sideline and then a really really soft one on the Napoli GK must mean Mane's approaching PI despite not doing anything wrong!
It's because Van Dijk took the ball with the bottom of his boot first, then connected with the player. Ref didn't even give a foul at first. Liverpool fans and players were fuming that it was even a foul. It's because he got the ball first, fans and players simply cannot understand that it doesn't matter. I've seen people on twitter saying 'football is dead if that is a foul', no clue whatsoever.The ball appears behind the Blue player?
I will await with interest the real clip but it looks blood red, not just red
Either comms or he has seen Mertens in pain and thought s***...Ref doesn't help himself sell the decision by seeming to play on and then stopping for the FK a good few seconds later, surely it can't have been a shout over comms for a decision in the centre circle?
Becasue VVD's already got it and hit it clear first? It's a slide rather than a jump, he easily gets the ball first and his foot only even raises slightly off the ground because it bounces off the ball. There's a reason VAR doesn't use stills for severity of contact decisions.The ball appears behind the Blue player?
I will await with interest the real clip but it looks blood red, not just red
I'm not sure which is worse. In this position of the pitch, it should be his call and his alone. And we all know that injuries can happen even as a result of perfectly OK challenges - he can stop play if he realises a bad injury has occurred, but he clearly didn't see the contact initially, so should be restarting with a drop ball not a FK and card.Either comms or he has seen Mertens in pain and thought s***...
Again, VAR dosen't use slo-mo for making these decisions either.
Again, VAR dosen't use slo-mo for making these decisions either.
So you didn't know what you were talking about, picked a fight with me and then tried to claim I was starting the argument? Pretty childish behavior don't you think? I have no intention of letting misguided opinions and factual inaccuracies go unchallenged, which is surely the only reason you want me to block you rather than just doing it yourself?
I can't find a clip at full speed. I don't care what VAR uses, I can still see with some certainty that this is a red card from slow-mo.Again, VAR dosen't use slo-mo for making these decisions either.
Becasue VVD's already got it and hit it clear first? It's a slide rather than a jump, he easily gets the ball first and his foot only even raises slightly off the ground because it bounces off the ball. There's a reason VAR doesn't use stills for severity of contact decisions.
Completely agree, whether right or wrong.I would expect a red card for this in the Champion's League, based on the bar being slightly lower with each step towards elite football
At my level (the anus of the game), it might depend on the feel of the game and if anything had prompted the disregard to opponent's safety